Raman-Nath regime deep-modulation operation of a CO2 laser mode locker

Richard S. Eng; Yu-Lin Wang; Hsian Pei Chou; Victor H. Hasson

doi:10.1117/12.236866

29 March 1996 Raman-Nath regime deep-modulation operation of a CO₂ laser mode locker

Richard S. Eng, Yu-Lin Wang, Hsian Pei Chou, Victor H. Hasson

Proceedings Volume 2702, Gas and Chemical Lasers; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.236866
Event: Photonics West '96, 1996, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

A large-aperture, high-Q, germanium standing-wave AO modulator for mode locking a pulsed high-energy CO₂ laser is described. By operating it in the Raman-Nath regime, optical absorption-induced thermal lensing effects are minimized. Due to a smaller round-trip transit time and desired Bessel function transmission characteristics, only a single set of mode locked pulses are generated.

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Richard S. Eng, Yu-Lin Wang, Hsian Pei Chou, and Victor H. Hasson "Raman-Nath regime deep-modulation operation of a CO₂ laser mode locker", Proc. SPIE 2702, Gas and Chemical Lasers, (29 March 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.236866

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